On the contrary, an increasing number of our compatriots look at the prospects of "wooden pessimism, expecting the imminent fall of its rate. Such conclusions can be reached by looking at the July poll conducted by the Bank of Russia, according to which 44% of respondents expect a weakening of the ruble in the next 12 months. It is noteworthy that this is 17 percentage points more than in March, and above the absolute record (41%), set in August and September 2014. The number of those who still hopes to strengthen the domestic currency has more than halved since the beginning of the year - from 14% to 6%. This is the historical minimum for the entire time of these studies (from 2013). The number of respondents who believe in the stability of the ruble exchange rate declined from 35% in January to 28% in July. The most unexpected results show the level of inflation observed by Russians. According to the Central Bank's research, it amounted to 10.3% - which is 0.3 percentage points less than the June value. The most "interesting" is that inflation, which Russians see with their own eyes in stores, is almost five times higher than the official figure from Rosstat - 2.3%. Russians do not appreciate the best way and the situation with consumer sentiment. The study shows the continued fall in the consumer sentiment index, which measures the level of income, as well as the ability of people to spend and save. After a record in the history of the June collapse (by 13 points), in July this figure dropped another 1 point to a value of 92 points. "These survey results are explained by the fact that its participants go to the shops themselves and see the" achievements "of the domestic economy not from Rosstat's reports, but in their own wallets," explained Vice-President of the Golden Mint House Alexei Vyazovsky. - By the way, I also regularly consider personal inflation on checks and I have the same figures - about 11% (June to June of last year). Judging by the jump in gasoline prices and the increase in taxes (there is no doubt that the increase in VAT will be transferred by sellers to consumers), by winter we are expecting an even greater price increase. Actually, the monetary authorities do not doubt this. So the domestic CB at its meeting last Friday abandoned plans to lower the key rate. And in the justification it is said about the risks of inflation growth by the end of the year ". In absolute figures, prices vary over a very wide range.

This is understandable, since one percent of the price of a package of milk and the same percentage of the price of a refrigerator in absolute terms can vary very much.

However, hardly anyone can argue with the fact that one of the main reasons for accelerating the growth of prices were the latest decisions in the tax sphere, such as, for example, changing the pricing of motor fuel. All this will inevitably lead to an acceleration of inflation to the rates from which Russians began to wean in the last couple of years.